Tobacco-hanger.



PATENTED MAY 7, 1907.

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THOMAS M. SHROOK, OF GARDNERSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

TOBACCO-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7', 1907.

Application filed July 13, 1906. Serial No. 326,154.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs M. SnRooK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Gardnersville, in the county of Pendleton and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Tobacco-Hanger, of which thefollowing, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a device for hanging leaf tobacco in barns andthe object of my invention is to provide a cheap and labor saving methodof performing such work.

My invention comprises a horizontal bar on each end of which is attacheda revolving iron crosspiece or jack the ends of which are forked outwardat right angles and provided through the center with a hole or boxing.To each one of the crosspieces is attached an iron pawl provided with acoil spring. On each end of the horizontal bar is a spindle which isinserted into the boxing of the iron jacks. The said spindle is providedwith an iron ratchet wheel which connects the hori zontal bar with theiron jacks'by the iron pawls attached to said acks in such manner as tocause the iron jacks to revolve when the horizontal bar is turned oneway and to cause the iron jacks to remain stationary when the horizontalbar is turned in the opposite direction.

The horizontal bar is manipulated by a small lever attached to said barnear its center to which is attacheda drag rope extending to theoperator of the device. The horizontal bar is also provided with twosmall iron pulleys over which ropes pass from the hanging device to theoperator.

The hanging device consists of two wooden slats of the same lengthjoined at one end by an iron hinge in such manner as to admit of beingclosed or folded together and secured at the other end by a spring snap.

The top slat is provided with staples to which the ropes from thepulleys on the horizontal bar are attached and the bottom slat isprovided with iron loops through which pass a wooden sliding slat saidslat being provided with two iron hooks.

A combination of said devices to be used for hanging leaf tobacco inbarns is constructed in the following manner reference being made to theaccompanying drawing.

Jacks B. B. as shown in the accompanying drawing rest firmly on the topof the racking E E of the barn and are revolved by the lever Ainconjunction with ratchet wheels "M M and iron pawls N N in such manneras to cause the iron jacks B B to revolve one fourth way around at eachoper ation, and thereby cause said jacks to walk or move from one end ofthe racking E E to the other and carry the horizontal bar C across thebarn by degrees.

The ropes L L passing over the pulleys D D on the horizontal bar O tothe hanging device F enable the operator'of the device to elevate orlower the hanging device F to any of the racks at will.

The hanging device F is operated by a rope "L attached to the slidingslat J thence over pulleys on the hanging device F to the operator ofthe device in such manner as to enable the said operator to lift thesliding slat J by a sliding motion and at the same time close or foldthe hanging de vice F until the ends are secured by the spring snap G.

The stick containing Ithe tobacco to be hung is placed on the hooks K Kon the sliding slat J and by properly operating the device one end ofthe said stick will be brought into position on the rack E by thesliding motion of the sliding slat J and the other end of the said stickwill be brought into position on the opposite rack E by closing orfolding the hanging device F. When the stick containing the tobacco tobe hung is placed on the racks in the foregoing manner it can bedisengaged from the hooks K K andthe tobacco left hanging by loweringthe hanging device F to the operator.

What I claim and desire Letters Patent of the United States is.

1. In a tobacco hanger the combination of a horizontal bar C with atilting lever A attached to said bar near its center and ratchet wheelsM M attached near each end, said bar having at each end a revolvingcrosspiece or jack B B provided with small iron pawls N N engaging withratchets M M, said horizontal bar C being also provided with two pulleysD D over which ropes L L pass and are arranged to elevate or lower thehanging device F substantially as described.

2. In a tobacco hanger the combination with the bar C and revolvingjacks B B of a hanging device F consisting of two slats joined at oneend by an iron hinge "11 in such manner as to fold together the oppo-IOC ITO

site end of one of said slats being provided With a spring snap G forsecuring said hanging device F When folded together and a slat J slidingthrough iron loops I I I on the hanging device F said slat beingprovided With hooks K K substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS M. SHROCK. Witnesses:

JAs. O. BLIoK, FRANCIS MARION CALDWELL.

